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MA Practical Corpus Linguistics for ELT, Lexicography, and Translation

Main Subject Area

LinguisticsMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

This MA Practical Corpus Linguistics for ELT, Lexicography, and Translation course explores how language really works and the way people use words to create meaning. This course is taught by leading researchers in the fields of linguistics and computer science. Students will be part of the Research Institute of Information and Language Processing (RIILP), an independent, research-driven University unit specializing in linguistics and natural language processing. Students will be introduced to the use of corpora – large electronic collections of written and/or spoken text that serve as a reliable source of evidence in linguistic analysis. (‘Corpora’ is the plural of ‘corpus’.) Students will learn how to design, analyse, and exploit corpora in language teaching, dictionary writing, and translation for English or any other language.

Program overview

Main Subject

Linguistics

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

This MA Practical Corpus Linguistics for ELT, Lexicography, and Translation course explores how language really works and the way people use words to create meaning. This course is taught by leading researchers in the fields of linguistics and computer science. Students will be part of the Research Institute of Information and Language Processing (RIILP), an independent, research-driven University unit specializing in linguistics and natural language processing. Students will be introduced to the use of corpora – large electronic collections of written and/or spoken text that serve as a reliable source of evidence in linguistic analysis. (‘Corpora’ is the plural of ‘corpus’.) Students will learn how to design, analyse, and exploit corpora in language teaching, dictionary writing, and translation for English or any other language.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

6+
3+
Jan-2000

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

6,400 GBP
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International Students

0 GBP
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